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Eunice Police Arrests

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. March 30 Kari Fields, 34, 300 block of Benoit, Eunice. Bench warrant. Brittany N. Manuel, 31, 600 block of S. 7th Street, Eunice. Probation violation, hold. Jon Luke Thibodeaux, 20, 700 block of Juanita, Eunice. Theft. Ruby Mott, 26, 300 block of Benoit.

Louisiana Department of Health identifies COVID-19 clusters

(March 30) — The Louisiana Department of Health has updated its website to reflect the latest number of positives and will continue to update its website at noon each day.

Eunice had first positive COVID-19 test; death reported in St. Landry Parish

St. Landry Parish has its first reported death from the coronavirus COVID-19, St. Landry Parish has 15 tested cases for the virus and the first positive case is being reported at Eunice’s Acadian Medical Center.

Eunice Police Arrests

The following is an arrest by Eunice Police. March 26 Travis Smith, 25, 3300 block of E. Stagg Ave., Basile. Disturbing the peace, entry on or remaining in places or on land after being forbidden, resisting an officer interfering with duties. March 28 Edgar Gallo, 45, 2000 block of Betty, Eunice.

Eunice Police Radio Logs

The following are excerpts from the Eunice Police Department radio dispatch logs. March 27 05:39 Report from 500 block of S. 13th St. of stolen trash can. 06:20 Caller from 1300 block of Clanton advised that someone tried to get in his car. 06:22 Report of a stolen trash can at 1300 block of W. Oak.

News notes

Blood drive planned at Church Point A blood drive is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at Le Parc du Vieux Depot, 102 Church St., Church Point A LifeShare bus will be present. Due to social distancing mandates, donors are asked to schedule online a lifeshare.org.

Rx for stress: A row of zinnias

This coronavirus business is pretty gloomy stuff — forcing us into inconvenient changes in our lives, bringing real hardship to some of our neighbors, introducing uncertainty about what will happen next and how long it will last. There’s no silver lining in this storm cloud.

Public closings, phone numbers, websites, emails

Eunice City Hall offices closing, but staff available by phone The following City of Eunice buildings are closed to the public: The Eunice City Hall at 300 South 2nd Street The Eunice Library at South 2nd Street and Park Avenue The Depot Museum and the CFMA Hall of Fame on C.C. Duson Street (La.

LED opens COVID-19 help desk for Louisiana businesses

Gov. John Bel Edwards and Secretary Don Pierson of Louisiana Economic Development announced the opening of an LED help desk that provides email and hotline support for Louisiana businesses impacted by COVID-19. For COVID-19 business questions, LED may be reached at LEDbiz@la.

New lighting at Recreation Complex

New LED lighting is being installed at the Eunice Recreation Complex on Sittig Road. Robert Johnson, recreation director, said there are 230 lights to be installed on the 60- to 80-foot high light towers. Another 16 security lights are to received LED light bulbs.